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Congratulations to the following 2017 Excellence in Information Security Testing (EIST) Award winners for their outstanding achievement! Winners are recognized for demonstrating a high standard of quality through independent third-party product assurance testing with ICSA Labs.Visit the EIST Awards page for more information.

Some cloud security experts have argued that firewalls are irrelevant, while firewall experts maintain that cloud security is ineffective. The truth is that neither of these assertions are true. Cloud security solutions can be very effective, and firewalls are certainly not dead. It is up to IT professionals to learn how to make these both co-exist.

ICSA Labs will be issuing Excellence in Information Security Testing (EIST) awards on Monday, April 20 at 6pm PST in the Verizon Booth (N3101) at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. The awards recognize clients that have achieved successful completion of 10, 15, or 20 years of continuous ICSA Labs information security testing.

When it comes to security, many vendors consider certification of its products by an independent organization an option, not a requirement. However, third party testing is an important element when a company is deciding on technology solutions that are part of its security management program.

Prepare your enterprise to conduct individualized self-assessments of risk, so you can make realistic decisions on how to avoid cyber threats. The 2015 DBIR expands its investigation into nine common threat patterns and sizes up the effects of all types of data breaches, from small data disclosures to events that hit the headlines.